Technical Project Manager

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. This position will facilitate projects within Technical Solutions.

Essential Functions

• Lead the planning and implementation of projects
• Facilitate the definition of project scopes, goals and deliverables
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Develop full scale project plans refining as necessary to meet changing needs and requirements
• Provide written meeting recaps and follow up on action itemsProactively look for solutions for challenging problemsConducts risk managementSupport various project types ranging from internal SDLC, new software implementations, procurements, and non-IT projects
• Track project deliverables using identified tools
• Provide direction and support to project teams
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of assigned projects to all stakeholders at all levels across the organization
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve outputs
• Develop project evaluations and assessment of results
• Ensure system analysis, decision rules, training, documentation, and communications are built into all projects
• Apply significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve customer service
• Communicate with all participants to follow-up that documentation is submitted in a timely manner
• Consistently deliver high-quality service
• Reasonable and consistent attendance to fulfill requirements of the position
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  N/A

Requirements:
Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 4+ years’ experience and/or training in project management required.
• Preferred Certification:  PMP 
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Experience in higher education preferred.
• Experience working in a technology-driven enterprise preferred.
• All skills, abilities and education will be considered for minimum qualifications.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills: 

• Knowledge of project management software
• Ability to participate as an active team member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal. Contributes fully to the team effort and plays an integral part in the smooth running of teams without necessarily taking the lead.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Actively seeks to influence, build effective relationships, and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives.
• Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes. Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes.
• Working knowledge, principles and practices of office management/systems within a higher education environment, preferred. Demonstrates an understanding of underlying organizational issues.
• Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.
• Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team of diverse cultures, while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects, deadlines and frequently changing priorities.
• Ability to drive towards achieving measurable and challenging goals to support organizational success. Demonstrates the ability to focus on achieving results consistent with the organization’s objectives. As a leader, develops goals based on the organization’s vision, mission, strategic goals and objectives.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individual of constituencies in a diverse community.

Location: Remote 

Travel:  Some may be required from time to time for larger projects and/or team meetings.

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